Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity

Basic data
Surname:	Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity (Pontificium Consilium ad Unitatem Christianorum Fovendam)
Seat:	Via dell'Erba, 1 00193 Roma
President:	Kurt Cardinal Koch (since July 1, 2010)
Secretary:	Bishop Brian Farrell LC (since 2002)
Undersecretary:	Andrea Palmieri (since September 4, 2012)

The Pontifical Council for the Promotion of Christian Unity ( Latin : Pontificium Consilium ad Unitatem Christianorum Fovendam ; Italian : Pontificio consiglio per la promozione dell'unità dei cristiani ) was founded on June 5, 1960 by Pope John XXIII. Founded under the name of the Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity as a preparatory commission for the Second Vatican Council .

tasks

During the council, the secretariat played a decisive role in the creation of the council documents

• Unitatis redintegratio ,
• Nostra Aetate and
• Dignitatis humanae .

After the end of the council, Paul VI confirmed the Secretariat as a permanent institution of the Apostolic See .

Through the Apostolic Constitution Pastor Bonus of June 28, 1988, the Secretariat was given its current name.

According to the Decree Unitatis Redintegratio , it is the task of the Council to “promote dialogue and cooperation with other churches and world Christian communities”.

Until the official dialogue with the Orthodox churches was resumed by the Pontifical Council in 2004, the unofficial dialogue took place via the Vienna Pro Oriente Foundation .

The Commission for Religious Relations with Judaism is assigned to her .

President

Kurt Koch, acting President of the Unity Council

• 1960–1968 Augustin Cardinal Bea SJ
• 1969–1989 Johannes Cardinal Willebrands
• 1989-2001 Edward Idris Cardinal Cassidy
• 2001-2010 Walter Cardinal Kasper
• since 2010 Kurt Cardinal Koch

Members (selection)

• Svyatoslav Shevchuk (since 2012)
• Zbigņevs Stankevičs (since 2012)
• Donald Joseph Bolen (since 2012)
• Savio Hon Tai-Fai SDS (since 2012)
• Gerhard Feige (since 2014)
• Carlos José Ñáñez (since 2014)
• Rodolfo Valenzuela Núñez (since 2014)
• George Alencherry (since 2016)
• Anders Cardinal Arborelius (since 2017)
• Luis Ladaria (since 2018)
• Joseph William Cardinal Tobin (since 2020)
• Mario Grech (since 2020)
• Paulo César Costa (since 2020)
• Paul Rouhana OLM (since 2020)
• Richard Baawobr MAfr (since 2020)

Personalities

• Eleuterio Fortino , Undersecretary from 1987 to 2010
• Aimable Musoni SDS ( Consultor since 2012)
• Robert Francis Christian OP (Consultor 2012-2019)
• Giacomo Morandi (Consultor since 2020)
• Giorgio Demetrio Gallaro (Consultor since 2020)

Web links

• Official website of the pontificate
• Council homepage
• Entry to Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity on catholic-hierarchy.org

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} Rinunce e Nomine , in: Holy See Press Office: Daily Bulletin, June 12, 2012
2. ↑ ^{a b c} Rinunce e Nomine , in: Holy See Press Office: Daily Bulletin of July 22, 2014
3. ^ Nomina di Membro del Pontificio Consiglio per la Promozione dell'Unità dei Cristiani. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, April 15, 2016, accessed April 16, 2016 (Italian). 
4. ^ Nomina di Membri dei Dicasteri della Curia Romana. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, December 23, 2017, accessed December 23, 2017 (Italian). 
5. ^ Nomina di Membro del Pontificio Consiglio per la Promozione dell'Unità dei Cristiani. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, January 11, 2018, accessed January 11, 2018 (Italian). 
6. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g} Nomina di Membri e Consultori del Pontificio Consiglio per la Promozione dell'Unità dei Cristiani. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, July 4, 2020, accessed July 4, 2020 (Italian).